Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 4.4.15
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रदीपवदावेशस्तथा हि दर्शयति
pradīpavadāveśastathā hi darśayati
Sūtra translation
Their entering into a body is like the •presence of the flame (in the wich), (is only for the enjoyment of blessings) ; for scripture shows that
Though they enter a body, they light it up (with their own lustre) and enjoy only blessings that are the results of virtues (practised after the sight of Brahman); and are never liable to the experience of miseries, etc., just as the lustrous flame in a lamp, etc., consumes only the oil, etc., in it but not the soot, etc. For the Sruti declares thus: “For then, indeed, the soul has got over all miseries and become directly related to the Lord who is seated in the heart of all ” (Bri. VI-3-22). And it should not be supposed that the above state- ment refers to him that has attained to Svarga and other regions, on the strength of such texts as : “ In the world of Svarga there is no fear whatever ” (Kath I-12). For